Combination petrol and oil or like container



Jan. 3, 1928. 1,655,342

E. SPEARS COMBINATION PETROL AND OIL OR LIKE CONTAINER Filed Jan. 15,1927' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 3,1

E. SPEARS COMBINATION PETROL AND OIL OR LIKE CONTAINER Filed Jan. 15.1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 3, 192 8.

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a lication fiieq r imar 13, 1927, serial No. 160,901,-and in GieatBritain January 27, 1926. i

This invention relates to petrol and oil or I like containers, and thisinvention has for its object a combination of such containers so thatthey may be more conveniently carried on a motor vehicle. v

According to this invention; a petrol con- 'tainer and an oil or thelike container are so combined that the containers are detachably fittedtogether to form a single unit,

"petrol tin and oil'container thereforecan be fix'ed tothe type of sparepetrol tincarrier which grips the bottom bead. "As shown in m and thearrangement is characterized inlthat the combined container 1s soconstructed that it is adapted to be fixed to the foot or running boardof a motorvehicle by means of a spare petrol tin carrier which grips theH5 bottom bead of the container. The combined containerconvenientlyfforms a rectangular prism and a division passes from ornear one corner in a diagonal or inclined direction.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combinedpetrol and oil container.

Figure 2 is a perspective view ofthe petrol and the oil container shownby Figure 1 detached from one another.

Figure 3 is a. side view of the combined petrol and oilcontainer-gripped in a holder for fixing the same to the running orfootboard of a motor vehicle. v

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of this invention inwhich three containersare combined together to form a single unit, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the three containers shown by Figure 4detached from one another. 7

According to a convenient embodiment of this invention, a. petrolcontainer 1, and an oil container 2, are separate members, but whenfitted together form the shape of an ordinary rectangular petrol tin.The division between the two containers passes, in this preferredembodiment, from or "near one corner of the combined structurein aninclined direction to the opposite'side of the device. fitted togetherby. means of the side lips 3 oflthe petrol container engaging thegrooves 4.- in the sides of the oil container.

the appearance of a single member.

The two containers are detachably tamer comprising a petrol containerhaving The spring 19fixed to the petrol, container takes,

The petrol container 1 has abottom bead 6 runningtherearound and the oilcontainer 2 has a bottom bead 7 running therearound and when the-twocontainers are fixed together as shown byFigure 1, the beads 6 and 7 arein alignment. The front taceof the petrol' container passesentirelyacross the front of the single unityand therefore a straightbeadalsopasses a-long the bottom edge o fsuch'i ront face. The combinationFigure 3, in one particular form of carrier,

' the' fixed i j aw 8 1 engages the 7 aligned beads 6 and'7-or either-0f the heads 6 and 7, Whilst the pressure of the movable jaw 9 engagesthe bead running along the front face of} the petrol container 1. In theform illustrated,'the movable jaw 9 comprises an eccentrically mounteddisc. The combined petrol container and oil container thus constructedcan also be fixed in position by the type of carrier comprising a barwhich passes over the top of the structure. The device further presentsan undivided face The petrol container 1 is vention as shown by Figures4 and 5, a.

petrol container 15, oil container 16', and tool box orother container17 are combined together to form a singlestructure. The parts areconstructed similar to parts 1 and 2 with the exception that both sidesof. thepetrol container 15 are constructed to receive triangularcontainers instead of one side only.

The container 17 may have a hinge lid-18 so that tools or other articlesmay be conveniently from. (p

Iclaim 1; Acombined petrol oil, and tool conplaced therein or removedtherea bead onthe bottom edge, an oilcontainel' having a. bead on. thebottom edge, a tool or other; container having a bead on the bottom edgevertical flanges on opposite corners on two faces of the petrolcontainerto form grooves for receiving the other containers to'combine thecontainers together as a single unit so that the'bottom edges of suchsingle unit can be gripped on oppo- 7 site sides by the jaws of a holderfixed to the running or foot board of the motor vehicle.

2. A combined petrol and oil container comprising a petrol containerwitlia bead on the bottom, an oil container with abead on the bottom,which when fitted to the petrol container forms a rectangular prism witha division passing from one front corner in a diagonal or inclineddirection so that a single undivided face forms the front of thecombined unit, means for fixing the con talners together to form asingle unit so between the adjacent faces of the tool containers toprevent rattle.

V 3. A combined petrol and oil container comprising a petrol containerhavmg an inelined face on one side andhaving a bead on the bottom, anoil.container of the shape of a triangular prism and having a bead onthe bottom, which oil container when fitted to the petrol containerforms a rectangular prism with one face of the petrol container formingthe front face of the rectangular prism, a lip on the end of the latterface and bent at right angles thereto, a lip on the opposite face ofthis petrol container, grooves in the oil container for engaging againstthese lips when the oil container is slidden into position, whereby thehead on the rear aligned faces of the two containers are in alignmentwithout projections, so that the combined unit can be held. on therunning board solely by the edges on the front and rear being grippedbetween clamping jaws of a holder, and a spring located between theadjacent faces of the two containers to prevent rattle.

In witness whereof I have signed this specification. I

ERNEST SPEARS.

